Society of Healthcare Human Resources Professionals in Pennsylvania (SHHRPP) is hosting a conference on October 4th and October 5th. This year’s conference promises to be a special one with a fantastic educational program and great social and networking opportunities at the Toftrees Golf Resort, State College, Pennsylvania. Visit https://shhrpp.org/shhrpp-conference/ for full details and registration.

PathWays PA was founded in 1978 as the Women’s Association for Women’s Alternatives. It served as one of Pennsylvania’s first residential programs to keep low-income, vulnerable women together with their children and has grown to become one of the Greater Philadelphia Region’s foremost providers of residential and community-based services for women, children and families. Each year over 6,000 women, children and families benefit from our full complement of social services; job training and employment assistance; as well as outreach and residential programs as they move along the path to self-sufficiency.

At next Thursday's event DCHRA will be collecting Thanksgiving Food donations for the local community as part the of The Emergency Shelters of Community Action Agency.

Food donations should include: turkey or ham, instant potatoes, gravy, canned vegetables, cranberry sauce, bread or rolls, stuffing,and desserts. Or,donate a $10 gift card to a local grocery store. You may also bring items to the Boothwyn location. See Details.

Come out and join the DCHRA tonight at Generations in Media at 4:30 and hear from Michael Cohen, Duane Morris as he weighs in on the hot topic of Social Networking at work. Discuss issues surrounding the social networks of today, their impact, your companies liability exposure etc... Sure to be a super informative event. Visit our website www.dchrapa.org to register. HRCI Credit Approved

Hi All, As summer is winding down and you are trying to soak up the last few summer sun rays, getting the kids ready for school and swimming through the down pours lately... Friendly reminder here to Save the date, mark your schedule. September 13, 2011- Lunch Meeting. Join us for our 1st local Delco SHRM meeting of the 2011-12 program year. Generations in Media at 9 State Road - 11:30-1:30. Sure to be a great event.

More info to follow. Remember you can join at our meeting for the discounted rate of $100.00 annual membership to include meetings and meals. Super rate, only good until Oct 1, 2011. Register to attend the meeting at our website and renew your membership at - www.dchrapa.org

Ok so not only did you miss a great breakfast at Generations in Media, but you missed a very informative presentation by

Now a 2011 nominee for the HR person of the year Award ... Jim Gulezian SPHR, Engineered Arresting Systems Corp gave us a lot of great visuals with the overall view of HR and its role within the organization. Remember the program "Effective Deployment in the World of Cause-And-Effect" and not to mention- Strategic HRCI credits....It was great to see everyone again and special thanks to a lot of new faces that came out to join us as well. Hope you see you again at our meetings and events. Mark you schedule for our next meeting - May 10th - Lunch at generations in Media and start looking out for our June events - Members only round table and end of the year networking event at Harrah's . Please spread the news about our group.. we are a newly form chapter 2 years old and growing.

Come out and share your ideas, thoughts and get involved. We will soon be looking for board members. If you are interested contact Kris Taylor at krist@verifyprotect.com

Congrats on your nomination Jim and best of luck to you:) Delco HR Talent Spotter

Despite the rainy, flash flooding, dreary night in Delaware County we had 25 members turn out for networking at the DCHRA Thirsty Thursday event at Generations in Media. 6-8PM - Sponsored by Mark Izzo, of Converge Solutions...Thanks, Mark. I met some great HR pro's, did a little networking, made some new business connections, and met some new members. Low and behold one of our recent members said. "This is a really great group. In fact, at the last meeting I was at the table for lunch, at Maris Grove and turned to the person next to me to introduce myself and my mouth dropped wide open! Who was it you are thinking? but a very close friend of mine in High School, so close that we even went to the senior prom together with our dates. So the handshake, turned into a hug, turned into a reunion and a great connection for each of us." Both are now in the HR profession and connected once again. How about that connection? Who needs facebook when we have the Delaware County (SHRM) New HR Chapter 56 members strong and growing, right in your own backyard.. So come out and join us at the next event - April 12th lunch at Maris Grove 11:30-1, see our website under events and register to attend. Who knows who you will run into?